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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

You know I absolutely had to play with my new Bernina yesterday, it had been calling me all weekend.

In many ways this machine is very similar to my Janome; the way it is threaded, the location of the buttons and the bobbin winder all function very similarly. It certainly does not feel like a complete stranger to me.

My first project on this machine was always going to be something small. I am still waiting for the custom made plastic insert that will surround the machine so that it can be lowered into my Horn Sewing Cabinet, thereby giving me a large flat workspace.

Confetti Baby Quilt

Quilt measures 24 inches x 24 inches

This little quilt, inspired by this image, was made yesterday. The top was pieced in the morning, and subsequently basted and quilted. It was pieced with the new machine, and after some initial bobbin hiccups it quilted like a dream! Truly, it made a huge difference to the ease of quilting, and the correct stitch definition and length was so much easier to maintain.

Crinkled washed and tumble dried texture.

This picture was taken with the early morning sun shining across the top of the quilt and shows the quilting design quite clearly. I quilted it with a squared off spiral starting in the center of the quilt, but deviating from the spiral just around two of the confetti blocks. I used a walking foot and just normal cotton thread that matches the top of the quilt.

I'm curious (nice quilt, btw), did your Janome have a stitch regulator? Did you use the BSR on the Bernina? Was it easy to figure out? I have a Bernina that I love and I more often will have someone else quilt my quilts for me, but for the smaller things, I was just wondering how it compares.

Rather silly question, but are you binding with your new machine. I've got a Bernina Activa PE230 and would love to not have to bind by hand. I'm sure my #10 foot can help, but I'm wondering how you're tackling it!

Lucky you! Congratulations on the new machine:-) I'm currently saving for the same bernina, but it's not cheap! I hope you will be happy with it:-)And I love all your quilts! They are so bright and happy:-)

Congratulations with your first quilt:)By "walking foot", do you mean the #50? Because this one is extra!!! But not for large batting...Will you use the BSR? Personally, I'm hesitating... I do my stippling well without so why should I change?!I also love the Bernina because of all her accessories;)